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verbose

05:19

@Bookworm NHQ

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Rand al'Thor

06:34

Congrats @verbose on 19k! Soon you'll start overtaking mods in rep ;-)

Bookworm

07:21

Q: Of what art does Thoreau speak in this passage from "Slavery in Massachusetts"?

In Slavery in Massachusetts, Thoreau writes: I am surprised to see men going about their business as if nothing had happened. I say to myself, “Unfortunates! they have not heard the news.” I am surprised that the man whom I just met on horseback should be so earnest to overtake his newly bought ...

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verbose

11:03

@Randal'Thor ha. Thanks!

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Matt Thrower

15:25

@Randal'Thor I have essentially given up hope of getting back on the all time top row :)

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verbose

19:08

@MattThrower what was interesting is that some time over the last month or so, I went from being among the top 2% of users by LitSE rep to being among the top 1%. But it's not as though my position in the rankings changed (I'd've noticed because Randolph always highlights changes like that in this chat). Did the number of users on LitSE reach a tipping point or somethang

or is it just looking at my rep by percentile, and I hit a certain magic number

I'm guessing the latter

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verbose

20:10

Q: Is omniscient observer POV really dead?

I am in the midst of reworking my latest manuscript into a shape that someone might be inclined to publish. To help me along I hired a professional editor and writer, whose comments and suggestions, for the most part, have been very helpful. However, I am struggling with her insistence that I avo...